There are many amazing plants used in the Janesce skincare products. Marshmallow is yet another plant with many skin benefits. Its Latin name Althea officinalis, is from the Greek word ‘althane’, meaning to heal. Marshmallow a hardy perennial herb growing to just over a metre high. It has really pretty small white or pink flowers with heart-shaped leaves that are covered in a soft, de[...]

Heartsease is plant used in the Janesce skincare range that is really helpful for soothing dry or disrupted skin. Its Latin name is Viola Tricolor which refers to the three colours found on the flowers. It is commonly known as wild pansy or heartsease. Heartsease looks exactly like a pansy except in miniature. Jan, the founder of Janesce, tells me it is a very easy to grow but these littl[...]

One of the plant extracts used extensively in Janesce skincare products is calendula, or as it is known in Latin, Calendula officinalis. The name "calendula" comes from the plant's tendency to bloom according to the calendar, either once a month or with the new moon. Jan Smith, the founder of Janesce, calls calendula ‘Natures Healer’ because the extract from the flowers has an amazin[...]

Sun exposure is the most common cause of skin ageing in New Zealand.  So now Summer is well and truly here, its time to think about how we can be more vigilant with our sun protection.  It is important to be aware that sunscreens are not 100% effective and we can’t rely solely on them. An SPF rating is only a measure of the protection a sun screen offers from UVB rays. UVB ray[...]

Creating the Janesce plant essences is a time-honoured process and one of the reasons Janesce products offer so many benefits to our skin. When you imagine that each plant is able to offer at least six different benefits and then you times that by how many plants are in each product, and again by how many different products you are using in a day and you can start to get a picture of just[...]